SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        November 5, 2003

                    Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania                      1-6300                     23-6216339
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission                (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)                File Number)               Identification No.)

The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 875-0700

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits

         99.1     Quarterly Supplemental Disclosure (September 30, 2003).

Item 12.          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         The following information, furnished under "Item 12. Results of
Operations and Financial Condition," shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

         On November 5, 2003, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust included
Quarterly Supplemental Disclosure for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 on
its website at www.preit.com. A copy of the Quarterly Supplemental Disclosure is
attached as an exhibit to this report.

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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST


Date: November 6, 2003                By: Jonathan B. Weller
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                                          Jonathan B. Weller
                                          President and Chief Operating Officer

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                                  Exhibit Index

99.1     Quarterly Supplemental Disclosure (September 30, 2003).

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